Poor Specificity of Screening Tests for the Detection of Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin

Authors

  • Deborah N Friedman
  • Peter D Midolo
  • Despina Kotsanas
  • Tony M Korman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v2i1.3929

Abstract

Between July 2001 and December 2003, Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin was detected by screening tests in 22 isolates at our institution. This report is a cautionary note about the results of screening tests without confirmatory testing for the laboratory identification of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus.

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Published

2009-03-31

How to Cite

Friedman, D. N., Midolo, P. D., Kotsanas, D., & Korman, T. M. (2009). Poor Specificity of Screening Tests for the Detection of Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin. International Journal of Infection Control, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v2i1.3929

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2006)

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Original Articles

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